§ 5-22-4-3 — Purchasing agencies for courts

(a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and
(d), a court in the judicial branch is the purchasing agency for that
court.
(b) The individuals designated by a court are the purchasing agents
for that court.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), if a county has
established a purchasing agency for the county, both of the following
apply:
(1) The purchasing agency established by the county is the
purchasing agency for a circuit or superior court of the county.
(2) Section 5 of this chapter applies to the purchases of a circuit
or superior court of the county.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), a court may request
either of the following to be the purchasing agency for the court:
(1) A purchasing agency of the executive branch.
(2) A purchasing agency of a political subdivision.
If a court requests a purchasing agency described in this subsection to
be the purchasing agency for the court, the section of this chapter
applicable to that purchasing agency applies to purchases made for the
court.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.49-1997, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.201-2011, SEC.8.